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Castelmauro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Campobasso, Molise. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Castelmauro, a hill village between the Biferno and Trigno

Castelmauro is a hilltop village in inland Molise, at around 690 metres, on the ridge country between the Biferno and Trigno valleys. Farming shaped the place: the old centre is packed onto the top of the hill, with arable fields, olive groves and woodland all around. Campobasso, the hospital and the beaches near Termoli are reached by car, on provincial roads that wind with the land.

Figures from Istat, the national statistics office, show a long decline. In 2023 there were 1,148 residents, against 1,638 at the 2011 census: 490 fewer people, a fall of 29.9%. The average age is 52.6, above the 47.6 of the province of Campobasso, and 35.5% of residents are over 65. Households have 1.96 members on average, and declared incomes sit below the provincial average.

Most homes for sale are stone or brick houses in the old village, often in need of work. Before signing, have a surveyor look at the roof, damp in walls built against the slope and the state of wiring and plumbing, and budget for insulation: this is climate zone E, with cold winters and some snow.

Earthquakes need attention here. On the national scale used by the Civil Protection Department, Castelmauro is in seismic zone 2, together with 63 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.171 g. With an older house, ask whether strengthening work has been carried out and who certified it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for Castelmauro, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks slope and landslide maps, which on a hillside village can change from one street to the next.

Key points

  • Inland Molise hills, between the Biferno and Trigno valleys.
  • 1,148 residents in 2023, down 29.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.171 g.
  • Average age 52.6, against 47.6 in the province.

Overview

Castelmauro is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,148 residents, ranked 39 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelmauro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelmauro, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 29.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelmauro declared an average taxable income of 13,185 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelmauro is in climate zone E, with 2,262 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 692 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelmauro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.2% of the land in Castelmauro, compared with 4.3% in the province and 4.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Castelmauro; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelmauro: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Castelmauro are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 12 inhabited census areas in Castelmauro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 99.3%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 070015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.